Die Landgeherin

Ana, the countrywalker, comes from high up by the glaciers, from one of the highest settlements in an Alpine valley. When the eternal ice plunges into the valley and covers pastures, forests and villages, she has to flee like many others. She becomes a vagan who moves from farm to farm and makes use of her knowledge of the healing power of herbs. But Ana is also Rusilana, a Salige, one of those powerful women who have survived the centuries to this day; born of myth and who still shape the everyday life of the mountain and valley inhabitants today. Hans Haid not only tells Ana's story in his new work, but also gives an insight into the lives of the dispossessed in the hostile mountain world of the 1890's. With mythological elements, the novel becomes an authentic reflection of their harsh everyday life. Hans Haid arch quotes uniquely in style and language.